Off-campus mental health providers

Finding a community therapist

When students are referred to the local community for psychotherapy, they often have questions about how to find a therapist, navigating health insurance, and making the first appointment. Below are a few guidelines to help you.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have completed a residency in psychiatry. Nurse practitioners or nurse sSpecialists have a master’s in nursing. Both can provide medication management but rarely provide psychotherapy.

Licensed psychologists (PhD, HSPP), licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), licensed mental health counselors (LMHC) and licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT) provide psychotherapy but not medication management. They are trained to work with individuals, couples, and families, and sometimes groups. Psychologists also administer testing for psychological and learning disability assessment.

Call the providers with whom you might like to work and do a brief phone interview to see if the provider is a good fit for your needs, and to check if they accept your insurance or have a sliding scale fee.

Toll-free hotlines

• National Suicide Hotline
  800.784.2433
   
• Child-Help USA
  (for survivors of abuse)
  800.422.4453
   
• National Sexual Assault Hotline
  800.656.4673

List of local providers

Be sure to confirm insurance acceptance with the provider’s office before receiving care.

Psychiatric Services
Reid Health Outpatient Psychiatric Services 1100 Reid Parkway 765.983.3298
Pattie Young, PMHCNS-BC Living Pathways 245 S. 4th Street 765.935.7284

Psychotherapy Services
Angelo Giannitelli, DMin., LMFT, LCSW 216 S. 4th St. 765.966.7586
Beth Hillenmeyer, LCSW, ACSW 238 South 5th St. 765.935.0008
Centerstone – Community Mental Health Center 831 Dillon Drive 765.983.8000 888.983.8000 Toll-free (24/7) Initial appointments: 800.344.8802
James L. Girdley, LMHC Professional Christian counseling, internet counseling 325 National Road West 765.966.3113 [email protected]
Jennifer Branstetter, LCSW, LISW-S Telehealth counseling in Indiana and Ohio 11438 Lebanon Rd, Unit H Sharonville, OH 45241 513.461.2045 branstet[email protected] https://www.midwestpsychotherapy.com/
Jessica Cate, Ph.D., LCAC Licensed clinical addiction counselor Providing online drug and alcohol addiction counseling lionrockrecovery.com
Leslie Jacobs, LCSW Connersville, IN 765.265.1399
Living Pathways Psychologists, therapists, nurse practitioner for med monitoring 43 S. 10th Street 765.935.7284
Meridian Health Services – Community Mental Health Center 630 E. Main Street 765.935.5390
Meridian Addiction and Recovery Center 416 Grove Road 765.373.8704
Mary Schwendener-Holt, PhD, HSPP, Addictions Certification (former Earlham professor) Interconnection Counseling Services 103 N. 15th Street 765.966.8000
Neighborhood Health Center 101 S. 10th Street 765.259.3038 Offers services for behavioral & mental health, primary care, care coordination, dental service, and transportation. www.neighborhoodhc.org
Kathleen L. Niegocki, Ph.D. Licensed psychologist Telehealth options295 Central Park West, Suite 5 New York, NY 10024 929.269.3976 [email protected] https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/703737

Crisis Services
TrevorLifeline The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. 866.488.7386
TrevorText TrevorText is a confidential and secure resource that provides live help for LGBTQ youth with a trained specialist, over text messages. Text START to 678678.
The Steve Fund & Crisis Text Line Because the mental health and well-being of people of color matters. Free, Confidential, 24/7 Text STEVE to 741741.